Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-17
Military LegIslators.

INTERESTING AUroBIoGRAPHICAL SKETCHES FROM
THE CONGRESSIONAL observation-disclosures oCCUPA.
TONS OF CONGRESSMAN.
The Congressional Directory makes more inter-
esting reading when studied with some care than
would be supposed. II contains some facts as to
the birthplace, age, history and achievements Of
members OF Congress which must be true as they
are furnished by the honorable gentlemen them
selves. The FIRST edition OF the directory OF the
fiitieth Congress, but recently published contains
autobiographlcal sketches OF the members. As
military glory seems to have always been that to
which ambitious men chiefly aspired and when
won that which he most prided himself upon the
brief sketches Ia the directory do not fail 10 record
the part Congressman took In the late war. Tine -
sketches show that eighty-four members OF the
present Congress served In the Union army In one
capacity or another, and that eighty served In the
Held for the southern states, while three more
Senators Vest and Reagan and Pugh served the
south In civil capacity. Mr.. Vest In the senate,
Mr.. PuSh In the House OF Representatives. and
Mr.. Reagan in the Cabinet as Po,tnaster-GenernI
or the senators twenty-five, all democrats
except 1ossrs mr. Kaaieoe1gsr were In the con-
Jones, OF Arkansas. Berry. PaScO, ColQultt Black.
burn, Gibson, Eastta, George Walthail, CockreIl
Ransom, Vance, Butler Hampton, Harris Bate
Coke Riddleberger, Daniel Kenna, and Faulkner
The senators who served the Union cause in uIi,i
tary capacity are Messrs Bowen. Hawley, Davis
Henderson. Blair, Quay, spooner. and Plumb. OF
the senators who We're In the southern army
Messrs. Morgan, Coquitt, Walthal Cockrell, RAM
som, Butler, Hampton. and Bate We're generals
though In theft contributors 20 the directory
Senator Cockrell olnits all reference TO the war
and senator Hampton gives no rank merely stat.
Ing that ne served In the Confederate army during
the war. But as both were conspicuous officers
their rank Is well known. Senators Gibson Eustis
Harris and Faulkner were staff officers: Senators
Jones, Pasco, and kenna were privaies: George
was a colonel as was Vance until elected gSv
ernor OF North Carolina; Messrs. Coke Riddle
berger, and Blackburn were Captains; Mr. Berry
rank. On the Cnicn side senators Bowen Haw-
ley. and Mandersoa Were generals; Quay, colonel;
Blair and Plumb Observation-Disclosures: SDooner
major; and Davis. first lieutenant
ON THE ROLL OF THE HOUSE
there are nfty-eight ex-Confeaerates. Virginia
and Texas send eight each, Alabama and Missts-
sippi seven each. North Carolina six, south Caro-
Una nye, ARKANSAS and Georgia four each, Ken
tuc&y and tennessee three each, and Missouri
fIOTlq1 ana West Virginia one each. OF the Wiz
gtuia ex-Confederates four are republicans VIZ |:
Messrs- Browne, Gaines, Brown and Bowen One
Mr.. HOpkins-is an independent and three-Iee
Wise and OFerrall-democrats There are SEVENTY
six members OF the House who served In military
capacity In the Union Army. OHIO sends the
largest deiegation OF ex-soldiers. fourteen; Iowa
and New York come next with eight each Penn
sylyania, Kansas and Indiana seven each Michi.
gan I'VE, Illinois four, Massachusetts,, Minnesota
MISSOURI Tennessee, Nebraska two each. Colorado
Kentucky. New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Yer.
mont and Wisconsin one each. There were several
who served IN the Navy. and they have been In
Guided In the number OF the ext MON soldiers in
the House NeS5rs. Ford, Michigan: Macdonald
Minnesota; Matson, Indiana; Weaver, Iowa; Yoder,
IL. IL YI~
vania; Cummings and Merrman, new York. and
Mckinney, New Hampshire, were democrats
Anderson, OF Iowa, Is an Independent, and all the
others are republicans.
BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS
In the line OF professions trades, and occupa.
tons the lawyers are largely IN the majority In
Congress, there being no less than 27l classified a.
attorneys In the senate there are So. and in the
House lib OF this one profession Aside from the
lawyers In the senate, Mr.. Hearst describes him.
self as engaged In mining. stock raising and farm
Ing. stanford was lawyer, but Is now interested
IN railroads, agriculture ana manufactu ree
Hawley Is an editor, Farweu was q WholeeaIe
merchant German relates that he was . pare
and afterward postmaster OF the senate he was
mediately appointed tnternal-reyenue collector In
Maryland He does not state any present occupa-
ton. AessrS Palmer and Morrill, are mnnu{ac-
turerS and farmers Stockbridge and sawyer nfll-
owners and lumber merchants: Babn a manufnc-
turer OF cars and railroad machinery: JoneA Of
Nevada, us engaged in developing the ruinfna re-
sources OF that State;" Mcpherson was urol{denf
OF the Peoples Gasllght Co. In 1865 fDD Blo6Tott
learned the trade OF machinist. but Is now pfea-
dent Of Long Branch bank; Cameron Is . banker:
Payne was practising attorney, but u hYaely
Interested In manufacturing and railroads: AID
rich Is merchant; Chase . manufacturer and
Hampton q cotton planter.
Besides the 2l3 lawyers In the House there ere
% farmers and stock-ratsers, 20 merchanta IS
editors and literary writers, IA manufacturefA b
bankers, doctors, & ministers OF the (,caneI 8
stenographerx, labOrers, I mill-wr1Qht So.
veyor, hall Q dozen have devoted Their onorrfoo
solely 70 politics, and half q dooan o. . Vno
give no occupations